Australia: award of big iron ore rail haulage contract
Macarthur Minerals has partnered with the Australian freight haulage company Aurizon to finalise a rail haulage contract for its Lake Giles moonshine magnetite project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia.
Macarthur has entered into a negotiation agreement with Aurizon to provide the rail haulage services mentioned above. The deal includes the supply of rolling stock for transporting iron ore from the project to the port of Esperance.
Aurizon already has rolling stock (including 325 wagons) that was previously used by other iron ore operators in the region. The rolling stock is suitable for the new task and compatible with rail unloading infrastructure at the port of Esperance. That represents a key component of the logistics solution for the project. (ben)